Sustainable connections

Nov 22 2024 26 ep. 40 mins 2
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In ERM's podcast, host Mark Lee - Director of The Sustainability Institute by ERM - speaks with some of the most innovative and boundary-pushing minds in the field examining the connections necessary to make sustainable business a reality - across sectors and systems, and up and down organizations. Topics cover the breadth of the sustainability agenda, including net zero, nature positive, biodiversity, equity, resources and frameworks, and more.

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Episode 26: Reflections from COP29

Nov 22 2024 38 mins  
Mark Lee talks with ERM leaders ‌Sabine Hoefnagel, ‌Linden Edgell and ‌James Stacey about their reflections from the COP29 climate talks in Baku and what the event means for businesses in terms of moving forward with climate strategy and implementation.Their conversation covers: What was anticipated going into Baku Progress in hard-to-abate sectors and carbon markets The role

Episode 25: The future of water resilience in the US featuring J.P. Morgan

Nov 19 2024 42 mins  
Mark Lee talks to Vamsi Alla, Managing Director in J.P. Morgan's Corporate Advisory and Sustainable Solutions team, and Pradipta Parhi, an Executive Director in J.P. Morgan’s Climate Technology, Innovation and Strategic Investment team, about their new report with ERM exploring the critical challenges and opportunities surrounding water resilience in the US.Their conversation cov

Episode 24: Developing hydrogen ecosystems featuring HYCAP and MorGen Energy

Nov 15 2024 41 mins  
Mark Lee talks to Ben Madden, Chief Technology Officer at Hydrogen investment fund HYCAP, and Patrick Huber, Head of Project Finance at green hydrogen developer MorGen Energy, about the challenges and opportunities in hydrogen ecosystem development, including hydrogen generation, transport infrastructure and accessing new markets for hydrogen.Their conversation covers:Financing hyd

Episode 23: Navigating nature tech solutions for business featuring the NatureTech Alliance

Nov 08 2024 52 mins  
Mark Lee talks to members of the NatureTech Alliance, including Salesforce, NatureMetrics and Planet, about their new report exploring how nature tech solutions can help companies to navigate a path towards nature positive. They also discuss the outcomes of the United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference.Their conversation covers:COP16 outcomes and implications for businessHow to

Episode 22: How to sell sustainability to business leaders featuring John Elkington

Oct 18 2024 32 mins  
Mark Lee talks to John Elkington, founder of Volans, about his latest book ‘Tickling Sharks: How We Sold Business on Sustainability’. They look back at how corporate sustainability has evolved over the past 50 years, anticipate how it will progress in the future and debate the most effective ways to engage business leaders on sustainability.Their conversation covers:- How susta

Episode 21: What Climate Week NYC meant for business

Oct 03 2024 35 mins  
Mark Lee talks to ERM leaders and experts across climate markets, social performance and nature, about how Climate Week NYC 2024 shaped the global business sustainability agenda. They also discuss implications and expectations for the upcoming United Nations COP16 biodiversity and COP29 climate change conferences later this year. Their conversation covers: How to build trust in the

Episode 20: How mining can accelerate the energy transition featuring Rio Tinto

Sep 20 2024 34 mins  
Mark Lee talks to Dominic Barton, Chair at Rio Tinto, and Louise Pearce, Global Industry Lead for Mining and Metals at ERM, about the role of mining in the low-carbon energy transition. Their conversation covers:- Rio Tinto’s environmental and social strategy- Decarbonizing mining and metals- How to increase metals and critical minerals supply- Derisking mining to attract investm

Episode 19: Scaling climate investment featuring General Atlantic

Jun 11 2024 44 mins  
In our nineteenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Eli Aheto, Managing Director on the BeyondNetZero team at General Atlantic, and Manuela Fumarola, Consulting Director at ERM, about how private equity funds can take advantage of new opportunities to scale climate investment. Their conversation covers:Scaling investment in climate tech that offers cost savings to customersOpportunities f

Episode 18: US renewable energy procurement featuring CEBA

May 03 2024 45 mins  
In our eighteenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Kevin Hagen, Interim CEO at the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), and Nikki Payne, North America Renewable Energy Lead at ERM, about the current pace and trajectory of renewable energy procurement and development in the US. Their conversation covers: Company strategies for procuring renewable energy How to manage the rising cost of

Episode 17: SEC climate disclosure featuring Steptoe

Apr 02 2024 39 mins  
In our seventeenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Coy Garrison, Partner at international law firm, Steptoe, and Beth Wyke, Partner, Corporate Assurance at ERM CVS, about how companies can prepare for the new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate disclosure rules. Their conversation covers:Reporting boundaries and scope of the SEC climate rulesInteroperability of the SEC